First published 2017
Contemporary Christianity faces pressure to accept evolutionary theory as God's method of creation. Many church leaders advocate for theistic evolution, claiming divine guidance worked through natural processes in ways beyond detection. Stephen Meyer assembles twenty-four credentialed experts from across Europe and North America to examine this accommodation. The contributors include scientists, philosophers, and theologians who systematically challenge theistic evolution on multiple fronts. They present evidential problems with evolutionary mechanisms, expose logical contradictions in attempts to merge faith and Darwinism, and address theological difficulties that arise when traditional biblical creation accounts get reinterpreted. The book builds a case against accepting evolutionary theory as compatible with Christian doctrine. Meyer's compilation offers believers a scholarly foundation for questioning whether the church should modify core biblical teachings about life's origins to align with current scientific consensus.
Genres: science, evolution, religion, non-fiction, christianity, academic
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: academic-debate
1010 pages · Kindle Edition · Crossway